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how to change windows 7 ultimate lanuage from japanese to english

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I just bought a dell computer in Japan where I live with Windows 7 Ultimate on it. I have read that it is possible to change the language from Japanese to english, but changing via language packs from Microsoft Updates or in regional language and keyboard
sections don`t work either... Dell support in Japan say it`s impossible aswell... Is this true?

1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Clock, Language, and Region / Change the display language
2. Switch the display language in the Choose a display language drop down menu.
3. Click OK
4. Log off for the changes to take effect (This will affect only the user profile under which you are currently logged on).

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I just bought a dell computer in Japan where I live with Windows 7 Ultimate on it. I have read that it is possible to change the language from Japanese to english, but changing via language packs from Microsoft Updates or in regional language and keyboard
sections don`t work either... Dell support in Japan say it`s impossible aswell... Is this true?

Try checking on Windows Updates and going to Optional section. You should see the different language packs. I hope I helped. :)

1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Clock, Language, and Region / Change the display language
2. Switch the display language in the Choose a display language drop down menu.
3. Click OK
4. Log off for the changes to take effect (This will affect only the user profile under which you are currently logged on).

Thanks guys, appreciate the help, but after doing that (i had a japanese friend come over to help navigate through the kanji) and logging off and on again, everything is still in Japanese - all dell do is tell me to buy another windows 7 ultimate
english version ..

Thanks guys, appreciate the help, but after doing that (i had a japanese friend come over to help navigate through the kanji) and logging off and on again, everything is still in Japanese - all dell do is tell me to buy another windows 7 ultimate
english version ..

You shouldn't need to by another copy of Ultimate if you currently have Ultimate.

Are you sure you have Windows 7 Ultimate? Does restarting still not help?

1. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Clock, Language, and Region / Change the display language
2. Switch the display language in the Choose a display language drop down menu.
3. Click OK
4. Log off for the changes to take effect (This will affect only the user profile under which you are currently logged on).

ok thanks Calven - we went through the already loaded display languagues via Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Clock, Language, and Region / Change the display language and after restarting didn't work.
i'll get my japanese colleague round again to go through the japanese kanji and load up the language packs first from Microsoft updates, as I don't think he did that last time.. will let you know, thx

When installing the windows 7, If I am not wrong, there is a language selection option. Since youa re in Japan and hope that you have Japanese keyboard. So It is necessary to select English (US) as the Language and select Japanese Keyboard. Then without
any problem you will be able to use windows 7 Ultimate with Japanese Keyboard support.

Even though I'm in Japan, I havent bought my copy of windows in Japan. So I'm not sure wheather there is a special copy of ultimate sell in Japan. If not Lucky you.!

If you don't want to install a fresh copy of windows again, I ll check with TrekDozer's steps and let you know.

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